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Vampires are crap.

94 replies

Mysterian · 06/05/2020 21:15

Is there anything that can't be used to defeat a vampire?

Sunlight, garlic, crosses, holy water, stakes, fire, cutting off their heads (also works on those living statue people), and blessed bullets.

And they only enter houses after being invited in, don't have reflections, and if you're being chased you can drop some salt and they have to stop and count the grains. Hmm

Surely the most rubbish of all the monsters.

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Mysterian · 06/05/2020 21:16

A typical vampire.

Vampires are crap.
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VerbenaGirl · 06/05/2020 21:17

Not in Twilight they’re not!!! Pretty invincible...

Mysterian · 06/05/2020 21:24

I know not of this "Twilight". Every cartoon, book, and cartoon I've seen featuring a vampire: Easily beaten.

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OhhhPeee · 06/05/2020 21:28

One of my favourite X Files is the one where Mulder escapes a vampire pizza delivery boy by throwing sunflower seeds that he has to stop and pick up due to his OCD. So for comedy, they’re perfect.

NiteFlights · 06/05/2020 21:29

Hmm, you make good points OP. Vampires have been around for a long time, so they must have some success. I suppose it helps that if people don’t ward them off, they can make their victims into vampires thus increasing their numbers (to make up for the ones that are staked rather than just warded off). They usually seem quite intelligent, especially compared to zombies, and are less erratic than werewolves. They can actually kill people, unlike nearly all ghosts. So overall I think YABU.

Tigersneeze · 06/05/2020 21:37

watch them on netflix in 'what we do in the shadows' in all their crappieness they are entertaining

AlCalavicci · 06/05/2020 21:37

If Angel ( from Buffy ) came round here I would put salt , garlic, holy water et al around the windows and doors once he was inside to stop him escaping me Blush Grin

amicissimma · 06/05/2020 21:38

I've kinda gone off bats of any sort lately.

tillyteatowel · 06/05/2020 21:42

DH and I were randomly talking about vampires the other day and how they’d be shit at Zoom because they don’t appear on camera.

JaneJeffer · 06/05/2020 21:45

They're sexy though.

CaveMum · 06/05/2020 21:47

Pah, Twilight?! Those are not vampires, bunch of nancy boys! 😜

TheFlis12345 · 06/05/2020 21:47

If you read True Blood, they do appear in photos, they just do all they can to avoid pictures as it would be proof that they had not aged and therefore are not human! Wink

Vodkacranberryplease · 06/05/2020 21:48

Oh you need to watch true blood. Vampires are HOT. With a capital H. And werewolves even hotter. Obviously all a pile of bollocks but the actors in that program are worth every second. Vampires for grown ups.

Mysterian · 06/05/2020 21:52

Lady vampires are all pretty sexy. Morticia Adams, Vampira, all women's fancy dress costumes etc. I could still kill them all.

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species5618 · 06/05/2020 21:52

I read a wonderful sci-fi story years ago which explained that vampires weren't afraid of crosses, they just couldn't tolerate right angles.

Grin amicissimma

PrincessConsueIaBananaHammock · 06/05/2020 21:54

Watch The Originals for some pretty bad ass vampires. The levels of hotness don't hurt either.

StripeyLurcher · 06/05/2020 21:58

I don't really like giant spiders as monsters, they are pretty creepy.

AndMyHairWillShineLikeTheSea · 06/05/2020 21:59

Spike would be welcome in my house anytime.

SlothRunner · 06/05/2020 22:01

Klaus from the originals 😍

ParadiseLaundry · 06/05/2020 22:02

Another one to add to your list @mysterian on True Blood the vampires could be injured by silver, and I think killed by a silver bullet odd really as that's usually a werewolf trope.

RhymesWithOrange · 06/05/2020 22:03

If a zombie and a vampire bit each other what would happen?

Pedallleur · 06/05/2020 22:04

What about Blade. Some bad ones in there also Interview with a Vampire. Both Cruise and Banderas are good. You have to be quick with the killing. Dracula was tough in the Stoker book

Pedallleur · 06/05/2020 22:05

Vampire already dead and no blood in zombies. Also vampires are lightning quick

PrincessConsueIaBananaHammock · 06/05/2020 22:06

@SlothRunner I'm quite partial to Elijah myself, but Klaus definitely works for a wild night (or ten).Grin